The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-01
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

Neville, Ca, is working for the proposed
extension of the Americas, Preston and
Lumpllln railroad.
The surveying corps of the Savannah,
Dublin and Western railroad are now in
Cochran having surveyed q line from
Hawkinsville 10 that place.
Changes are to be made among the orE-
ing force of the Georgia railroad to-day
The resignation of Mr.. John Lombard goes
into effect, having been accepted by the au-
thorities Mr. Lombard has been one of
the Georgia's valued employees and he has
most acceptably filed the position of yard
master in Augusta.
Judge w. B. Thomas, of Athens, has Sc
cured a charter to The Tennessee, Carolina
and Georgia road under the general law of
the State. The bill before the Legislature
for the same purpose Will not be Withdrawn
but on the contrary will be passed. II the
road secures charter from the General
Assembly it will have then two charters,
and can select either one to act under
Eight wagon loads of material, consisting
of tools, implements and provisions, with a
big gang of hands, went out last week from
Atlanta TO work on the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad, in Houston and Doc
ley counties. The work on the road is pro-
crossing finely, and news from Triton,
states that large force of hands are at
work both ways from that point Tho con
tractors seem to mean business Messrs
Willis G. Sparks and James H. Campbell
are in New York TO purchase iron and loco
motives for the new road and it will not be
long before trains will be put on.
The eastern extension of the Americas,
Preston and Lumpkin railroad is reaching
out rapidly toward Abbeville, and with
nothing to prevent, the road will reach
there within the next three or four weeks
Track-laying has been completed to a point
thirteen miles east of Coney and forty miles
distant from Americas and as the work is
being done at the rate of over mile per
I day it will not be long before the eastern
boundary of Wilcox county will have been
reached and passed. ''On to Savannah is
now the watchword," says the Americus
another twelve months roll around, mark
it."
"There has been great deal of specula-
ton going on as TO what will be the result
of the recent deal in the Buena Vista and
Ellaville railroad, and what effect it will
have on the proposed extension to Column
bus, says the Buena Vista Patriot Some
have expressed the opinion now that
Americas has got the eastern ter
minus of the road, and control over
it, the extension to Columbus will
ilOb Dt Duu bli6 IOdtt VIII Dt uSeu
as a local feeder for that city. Such an
idea, however, seems TO us as short-sighted.
When we take into consideration the great
benefit Americas would derive from q
direct western outlet and the Importance
IL would give her as a trading centre, she
would certainly not be deprived of these
advantages for the sake of the difference in
local trade We may be'wrong in our CON
lectures, but it seems to us that this move
ment is simply tho first step on the part of
the Central road 70 get control of the Buena
Vista and Ellaville road. 1t has already
been announced that President Alexander
intended TO extend the road to Columbus,
and he has given orders to have the survey
made. IL Is reasonable to suppose that the
Central does not want short piece of road
running from here to Columbus unless it
has control of the line from here TO Ameri-
Gus, and operate the two as one line. 1t is
our candid opinion that the road win be ex-
tended TO Columbus and that this change in
dictatorship points to that fact. There is
another very strong evidence that the road
will be extended TO Columbus We have
learned indirectly from j. w. Forester,
deputy revenue collector, that MeSsrs. Har-
rold, johnson a. Co.. OF Americas, have
taken ont license to sell cigars and tobacco
on the train between Americas and Column
bus. MIR. Harold also assured the directors
that the road would be extended to Column
bus as soon as possible. He is one of the
Central directors and knows whereof he
spealSs.n